U.S. swimmers' treated patches raise questionsSpecially treated energy patches used by swimmers at the Olympic trials earlier this month will be sent to the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency for testing amid concerns the patches
contain testosterone.

Thompson, Jensen cap swim trials with winsJenny Thompson has two more chances for her own Olympic gold medal. Thompson won the 50-meter freestyle at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials Wednesday, giving her a second individual event in Athens. She also qualified in the 100 butterfly.

Woodward: Reality sets inMichael Phelps hasn't squelched talk of chasing the all-time record. But trials gave him a taste of how tough it will be.

Phelps loses 200 backstroke to Peirsol's WRAaron Peirsol sent a clear message to the world's greatest swimmer Monday, setting a world record in the 200-meter backstroke and handing Michael Phelps his first loss of the U.S. Olympic swimming trials.

Grandfathers watch Hall Jr. swimCharles Keating, now 80, had not seen Gary Hall Jr. compete
since high school and wasn't a presence in his life -- in part because Keating served nearly five years of a 12½-year federal prison sentence after being convicted of securities fraud.

End for Bennett no longer in the distanceBrooke Bennett succeeded Janet Evans as America's premier distance swimmer eight years ago. Now it appears Bennett's reign in the grueling freestyle races is nearing an end.

Phelps makes it 3-for-3 in swimming trialsMichael Phelps made it three in a row at the U.S. Olympic swimming trials Saturday, dominating the 200-meter butterfly to stay on course in his bid to break Mark Spitz's record of seven gold medals in Athens.

Coughlin's Athens-bound; Phelps is 2-for-2Derailed four years ago, Natalie Coughlin easily won the 100-meter backstroke Friday night in the U.S. trials, finishing 1.39 seconds ahead of former California teammate Haley Cope.